Name Origins - Submitted By - Alan & Lindsey

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01 Why Did William Penn, A Quaker, Name The City That He Founded Philadelphia It Means City Of Brotherly Loves
02 After What Is Brazil Named Pau Brazil , A Tree The Wood Of Which Produces A Red Dye
03 After Whom Is Rome Named After The Twins Romalus & Remus, Romalus Killed His Brother & Then Named The City After Himself
04 Which Fruit Gave Its Name To Thailands Capital City Bangkok Was Originally Named Ban-Cok Or The City Of The Wild Plumb
05 After Whom Was Barcelona Named From Hamilcar Barca, Hannibals Father
06 Why Was Andalucia So Called Muslim Invaders Of Spain Named It Al-Andalus (Country Of Light In The 8th Century)
07 How Did Budapest Get It's Name In 1873 The 2 Cities Of Buda & Pest On Opposite Sides Of The River Danube Were United
08 Why Was Portugal So Named In The Mid 800's It Became Known As Portucale Or The "Gateway To Cale" A County Of The Kingdom Of Leon
09 What Is The Origin Of The Name Munich Being Found As A Monestary It Was Called "Zu Den Munchen" Or "The 2 Monks"
10 What Does The Name "Jerusalem" Actually Mean From The 2 Hebrew Words "Yeru & Shalom" Meaning City Of Peace
11 What Is The Origin Of The Name "Mesopotamia" From The Greek Words "Meso" (Middle) & Potamus (River)
12 Why Was The City Of Alexandria So Called After It's Founder Alexander The Great
13 When Did New York Get It's Name In 1664 The Dutch Colony Of New Amsterdam Was Invaded By The English Who Renamed It New York
14 After Who Was Bolivia Named Simon Bolivar Who Led The Country To Independence
15 After Whom Was America Named Amerigo Vespucci A Navigator From Florence
16 What Is The origin Of The Name China

The Qin Dynasty (Pronounced Chin) Which Means(Founders Of Modern China)

17 How Did Carthage, In Tunisia Get It's Name Carthage Is Phoenician For "New City"
18 Why Is Zimbabwe So Called It Is Named After A Complex Of Stone Ruins In That Country
19 What Is The Origin Of The Name Canada When French Explorer Jaques Cartier Discovered The Bay Of St Lawrence In 1530 Locals Told Him He Had Found "Canada" Meaning A Village
20 Why Is Montreal So Named It Was Founded Around It's Main Hill "The Mount Real"
21 What Does Las Vegas Mean The Meadows A Mormon Settler Named It In The 1850's
22 Why Is Ecuador So Called It Lies On The Equator
23 What Does Buenos Aires Mean "Good Air" The Spanish Were Relieved To Get There After Months Of Plagued Voyaging
24 What Is The Literal Meaning Of Venezuela Little Venice
25 What Is The Origin Of The Name Of The Australian City Of Adelaide Named In 1836 After Queen Adelaide Wife Of King William The IV